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Chicago, IL vs La Plata, MD weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 24 more inches of snow each winter.

La Plata enjoys about 28 more sunny days a year than Chicago. La Plata sees rain or snow on roughly 16 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and La Plata, MD
ChicagoMetricLa Plata
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies208 days
39 inPrecipitationper year41 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year116 days
37 inSnowfallper year13 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F25 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F87 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round56 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

ChicagoLa Plata

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, Jan: 32 °FChicago, Feb: 36 °FChicago, Mar: 46 °FChicago, Apr: 57 °FChicago, May: 68 °FChicago, Jun: 78 °FChicago, Jul: 83 °FChicago, Aug: 81 °FChicago, Sep: 75 °FChicago, Oct: 62 °FChicago, Nov: 49 °FChicago, Dec: 37 °FLa Plata, Jan: 44 °FLa Plata, Feb: 48 °FLa Plata, Mar: 56 °FLa Plata, Apr: 67 °FLa Plata, May: 75 °FLa Plata, Jun: 83 °FLa Plata, Jul: 87 °FLa Plata, Aug: 85 °FLa Plata, Sep: 78 °FLa Plata, Oct: 67 °FLa Plata, Nov: 57 °FLa Plata, Dec: 48 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, Jan: 20 °FChicago, Feb: 23 °FChicago, Mar: 31 °FChicago, Apr: 41 °FChicago, May: 51 °FChicago, Jun: 61 °FChicago, Jul: 67 °FChicago, Aug: 67 °FChicago, Sep: 60 °FChicago, Oct: 47 °FChicago, Nov: 36 °FChicago, Dec: 25 °FLa Plata, Jan: 26 °FLa Plata, Feb: 28 °FLa Plata, Mar: 35 °FLa Plata, Apr: 44 °FLa Plata, May: 54 °FLa Plata, Jun: 63 °FLa Plata, Jul: 68 °FLa Plata, Aug: 66 °FLa Plata, Sep: 60 °FLa Plata, Oct: 47 °FLa Plata, Nov: 37 °FLa Plata, Dec: 30 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
La Plata high444856677583878578675748
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
La Plata low262835445463686660473730

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ChicagoLa Plata
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, Jan: 2.4 inChicago, Feb: 2.1 inChicago, Mar: 2.8 inChicago, Apr: 4.5 inChicago, May: 4.4 inChicago, Jun: 4.0 inChicago, Jul: 3.6 inChicago, Aug: 3.8 inChicago, Sep: 3.0 inChicago, Oct: 3.3 inChicago, Nov: 2.8 inChicago, Dec: 2.4 inLa Plata, Jan: 3.0 inLa Plata, Feb: 2.8 inLa Plata, Mar: 3.9 inLa Plata, Apr: 3.3 inLa Plata, May: 3.4 inLa Plata, Jun: 3.5 inLa Plata, Jul: 3.8 inLa Plata, Aug: 3.7 inLa Plata, Sep: 4.0 inLa Plata, Oct: 3.4 inLa Plata, Nov: 2.9 inLa Plata, Dec: 3.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
La Plata3.02.83.93.33.43.53.83.74.03.42.93.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ChicagoLa Plata
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, Jan: 10 daysChicago, Feb: 11 daysChicago, Mar: 14 daysChicago, Apr: 13 daysChicago, May: 15 daysChicago, Jun: 16 daysChicago, Jul: 20 daysChicago, Aug: 20 daysChicago, Sep: 20 daysChicago, Oct: 16 daysChicago, Nov: 14 daysChicago, Dec: 11 daysLa Plata, Jan: 17 daysLa Plata, Feb: 16 daysLa Plata, Mar: 17 daysLa Plata, Apr: 16 daysLa Plata, May: 16 daysLa Plata, Jun: 17 daysLa Plata, Jul: 19 daysLa Plata, Aug: 19 daysLa Plata, Sep: 18 daysLa Plata, Oct: 20 daysLa Plata, Nov: 18 daysLa Plata, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
La Plata171617161617191918201817

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).